Longest 'wheels up' time ever
03-26-2009 | 07:47 PM
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From: Body at sea level; heart at 70,000+
24 hours, 35 minutes take off to landing.
B-52 with two aerial refuelings
Massachusetts to Italy and orbit, then return.
Cuban Crisis Chrome Dome Mission loaded with nuclear weapons.
Did three of them in a ten day period.
B-52 with two aerial refuelings
Massachusetts to Italy and orbit, then return.
Cuban Crisis Chrome Dome Mission loaded with nuclear weapons.
Did three of them in a ten day period.
03-26-2009 | 09:45 PM
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Yesterday we were delayed long enough for our LAN highspeed that the pax had enough time to DRIVE there AND back and still catch their flight there from DTW. From what I've heard that's been standard all month...
Isn't it soooo nice to always put the longest delay on the highspeed since the crew doesn't time out.... just fall asleep at the controls....
Isn't it soooo nice to always put the longest delay on the highspeed since the crew doesn't time out.... just fall asleep at the controls....
Try Int'l Supp 121... we have NO duty day, literally. 16 hours, ha, sheesh, i wish! My record was being on the plane in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia for 14 HOURS for MX before taking off for Cairo (3.5 hours), and then Brussels (4.5). Our duty day with this single crew was 24 hours - oops!
03-27-2009 | 10:28 AM
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The real answer to if we are getting paid to wait for hours, Yes we are. $1.55 an hour at Compass we are. Some of the higher paid airlines are up to $1.65 or maybe if you are lucky $1.70 an hour. Per diem. That's your pay. Dont spend it all at once.
03-27-2009 | 11:41 AM
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03-27-2009 | 11:54 AM
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From: Sit down comedian.
If the wheels up time is more than an hour we stay at the gate and usually hold off boarding the pax. Did you really think we just load everyone up into the airplane then close the doors to sit there for 5 hours waiting for a wheels up time?
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